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New President Ollanta Humala has an unusual name.
And, also...an eccentric family.
With one brother serving 19 years in prison for attacking a police station...that left 6 dead.
And a father who believes that Andean natives are superior to the whites who colonized Peru and continue to control it.
Plus...another brother who claimed Humala's election would "...disastrous for the country."
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